Originally Posted by Jackenhack

No resizing, just cropping is a disappointment.

You can exert some rough control if you use email to export the file.

Tap on the Cc/Bcc, From: line where it shows the image size



Then select a smaller file size before emailing.



Here is the original demo I made emailed at it's smallest size.



No tool has everything, and while I'm not going to cry if/when Skitch adds a resize option, I'm not going to miss it much until then. For what it does, nothing else I've tried on the iPad is as quick and easy to use; and when it comes to jotting up a screen shot to illustrate something, quick and easy triumphs a absolute control. For me anyway.

If I need absolute control of an image, I'd probably take the time to copy it to the computer and use the far better tools I have there.

I forgot that email only offers the image size options if you send attachments over a certain size. I'm not absolutely certain, but I think it is over 350MB. Just had one with 380MB that offered the size options, but not all screen shots are large enough to trigger the option (though they may be after annotation) and I don't know of any way to force it, except to send multiple photos. You could do that by saving a few Skitched pictures to the Photo app, and mailing them all at once.

Anyway, I did a little more playing around, and these are the sizes of the various email options. I only tested screen shots, but I'm pretty sure the other methods will have the same or smaller actual size. All measurements are pixels at 72 dpi.


Small = 320 x 240
Medium = 640 x 480
Large = 1280 x 960
Actual = 1355 x 1024

This just popped into my head; a way to layer Skitched screen shots into a single picture. I had to give it a try before heading to bed.



I didn't actually do anything with Skitch to the screen shots before placing them in Pages, but the concept is proven, my mind clear, and the bed is singing a sweet sweet lullaby.

Upon further reflection it occurs to me that Keynote is probably the better choice for this trick, though any app that can import photos from the camera roll and lay them out would work.

Ok, now I'm really done for the night. No, really, I mean it this time.

Oh now you are just teasing me!

The Archangel

Of course I am.

I thought of it when thinking of really complicated instructions and the five attachment limit per post. Then it occurred to me that you could put together the next best thing to a video; with insets, arrows, and stuff. Of course you could do that with Pages or Keynote alone, but their tools aren't quite as easy to use.

I was thinking in terms of showing how to piece together a complicated formula in Numbers. I've described it before, but it really would be better shown.

In the end, it would be a bit of work, and so unless I'm feeling exceptionally motivated, I doubt I'll ever to it.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

I forgot that email only offers the image size options if you send attachments over a certain size. I'm not absolutely certain, but I think it is over 350MB. Just had one with 380MB that offered the size options, but not all screen shots are large enough to trigger the option (though they may be after annotation) and I don't know of any way to force it, except to send multiple photos. You could do that by saving a few Skitched pictures to the Photo app, and mailing them all at once.

Anyway, I did a little more playing around, and these are the sizes of the various email options. I only tested screen shots, but I'm pretty sure the other methods will have the same or smaller actual size. All measurements are pixels at 72 dpi.

Small = 320 x 240
Medium = 640 x 480
Large = 1280 x 960
Actual = 1355 x 1024

Since you welcomed me as newbie & suggested I read rules (always good prior to breaking them) so I followed your lead, read signature rules but just says limit of 5 lines which is latitude galore. If you were suggesting size by these sizing designations, what would your guess be for what caught my eye?
My earlier attempts at addressing this in privacy failed several times so I moved on. I'm hoping to find something while still needing to spend large time sequences in forums and at rate I'm getting my 2 pet thorns-in-side resolved, I'll be here for years.
I cannot solve either of two - Java disabled (in settings Java is enabled so something else) & Flash issue, which baffles me totally as I never spent a minute thinking about Flash and Apple is supposed to be so problem-free so now I'm frustrated and browser reviews are less than stellar. I tried several times to send you message directly but after several tries only to each time, find 'send' button grayed out, I lost patience and this is more than I tried to cover earlier by far.
Been up all night yet again. This iPad2 is bad habit! Thanks and Bye, S

Originally Posted by twerppoet

I forgot that email only offers the image size options if you send attachments over a certain size. I'm not absolutely certain, but I think it is over 350MB. Just had one with 380MB that offered the size options, but not all screen shots are large enough to trigger the option (though they may be after annotation) and I don't know of any way to force it, except to send multiple photos. You could do that by saving a few Skitched pictures to the Photo app, and mailing them all at once.

Anyway, I did a little more playing around, and these are the sizes of the various email options. I only tested screen shots, but I'm pretty sure the other methods will have the same or smaller actual size. All measurements are pixels at 72 dpi.

Small = 320 x 240
Medium = 640 x 480
Large = 1280 x 960
Actual = 1355 x 1024

Need to follow this but my message disappeared and will have trouble finding this again. Sun is coming! Oh no! Not that! Must quick sleep-talk about silly. Bye, S

Originally Posted by 211ssw

Since you welcomed me as newbie & suggested I read rules (always good prior to breaking them) so I followed your lead, read signature rules but just says limit of 5 lines which is latitude galore. If you were suggesting size by these sizing designations, what would your guess be for what caught my eye?
My earlier attempts at addressing this in privacy failed several times so I moved on. I'm hoping to find something while still needing to spend large time sequences in forums and at rate I'm getting my 2 pet thorns-in-side resolved, I'll be here for years.
I cannot solve either of two - Java disabled (in settings Java is enabled so something else) & Flash issue, which baffles me totally as I never spent a minute thinking about Flash and Apple is supposed to be so problem-free so now I'm frustrated and browser reviews are less than stellar. I tried several times to send you message directly but after several tries only to each time, find 'send' button grayed out, I lost patience and this is more than I tried to cover earlier by far.
Been up all night yet again. This iPad2 is bad habit! Thanks and Bye, S

Regarding Flash we have a very informative post here regarding it Flash and the iPad

As for this thread, well it's about Skitch so let's get back on topic.

The Archangel

Originally Posted by 211ssw

. . . My earlier attempts at addressing this in privacy failed several times so I moved on. . .

I got your private messages and answered them best I could. It would be better for you to ask them in public, so you get a better range of responses, and other's can learn too.

And, as Gabriel said, this is off topic for the thread, so I'm not going to try and address anything more here.